I've been looking at the SIG 550 rifles for a bit, and trying to think of legal ways to own them. I've also seen mention that the 922(r) import restrictions do not apply to NFA firearms.
Would it be possible to have a law enforcement dealer purchase a new SIG 550 (semi-auto only), and register it as a SBR so that we could own it?
On this forum, they post a "letter" from the ATF on this.
http://www.investmentgradefirearms.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=hk;action=display;num=1098460877
Do any of you know more about this NFA/922(r) bit?
Here's what I'm thinking:
In New York, we can't own NFA firearms. The law bans ownership of rifles with barrels under 16", with no provisions for legal ownership if it's registered federally.
I'm thinking that maybe we could get a dealer to bring in a SIG 550 rifle, and we register it as a SBR.
However, we leave it with it's >16" barrel length.
So it's registered as a SBR, but the barrel is over 16".
Would this exempt it from the 922(r) import restrictions while leaving it legal in New York?
Obviously, we need to work around the NY "Assault Weapons Ban", (a copy of the expired fed ban).
Specifically, I'm looking at the SIG 550 Sniper variant.
I'm thinking that we could fix the folding stock to make it legal as far as the AWB, and register it as a SBR for the 922(r).
(And find pre-ban magazines, or 10 round ones)
http://www.biggerhammer.net/sigamt/550/sniper.html
Any thoughts?
I know that there are other rifles out there.
I know that we can get pre-ban AR-15's, and decent post ban AR-15's that are all just as accurate, more accurate, whatever.
That’s not the point of this discussion.
Do you think the "registered SBR" with a >16" barrel length would be good in NY and these other non-NFA states?
Any chance that a CLEO would sign off on this in NY?
Does the ATF really hold that the NFA weapons are exempt from the 922(r) import restrictions?
I'm thinking that this could be a way for us to get HK-G36 rifles, 550's, Steyr Augs, etc.
NY Laws:
http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menuf.cgi
take the "Law of New York" link at the bottom
then take the penal law link
then "Article 265" - Firearms and other dangerous weapons
Would it be possible to have a law enforcement dealer purchase a new SIG 550 (semi-auto only), and register it as a SBR so that we could own it?
On this forum, they post a "letter" from the ATF on this.
http://www.investmentgradefirearms.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=hk;action=display;num=1098460877
Do any of you know more about this NFA/922(r) bit?
Here's what I'm thinking:
In New York, we can't own NFA firearms. The law bans ownership of rifles with barrels under 16", with no provisions for legal ownership if it's registered federally.
I'm thinking that maybe we could get a dealer to bring in a SIG 550 rifle, and we register it as a SBR.
However, we leave it with it's >16" barrel length.
So it's registered as a SBR, but the barrel is over 16".
Would this exempt it from the 922(r) import restrictions while leaving it legal in New York?
Obviously, we need to work around the NY "Assault Weapons Ban", (a copy of the expired fed ban).
Specifically, I'm looking at the SIG 550 Sniper variant.
I'm thinking that we could fix the folding stock to make it legal as far as the AWB, and register it as a SBR for the 922(r).
(And find pre-ban magazines, or 10 round ones)
http://www.biggerhammer.net/sigamt/550/sniper.html
Any thoughts?
I know that there are other rifles out there.
I know that we can get pre-ban AR-15's, and decent post ban AR-15's that are all just as accurate, more accurate, whatever.
That’s not the point of this discussion.
Do you think the "registered SBR" with a >16" barrel length would be good in NY and these other non-NFA states?
Any chance that a CLEO would sign off on this in NY?
Does the ATF really hold that the NFA weapons are exempt from the 922(r) import restrictions?
I'm thinking that this could be a way for us to get HK-G36 rifles, 550's, Steyr Augs, etc.
NY Laws:
http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menuf.cgi
take the "Law of New York" link at the bottom
then take the penal law link
then "Article 265" - Firearms and other dangerous weapons